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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 907165, member: 3726&quot;]Damage in my definition, and which may or may not match a tpg, is harshly cleaned coins, harsh rim damage(rim dented in towards the center, not a hit), harsh scratches(not the same as a hit), holed coins, corrosion into the surface of a coin - damage is something that takes away from the eye appeal of the coin in that grade.&nbsp; It would probably take me a lot longer than a few minutes - I know my definition of harsh cleaning would not match tpgs.&nbsp; I think tpg&#039;s are tougher on morgans than some of the other series simply because they are so common.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the coins you posted - coin 1 looks okay to me, but I do not know enough about it to say damaged or not damaged.&nbsp; The second coin the pitting and spotting worried me, but not being the expert on gold I do not know what is normal - my first impression was damaged, but would not be surprise if it was in a graded holder.&nbsp; So treating the two coins like something I know better - based off the pictures I would skip bidding on the second coin for concerns, would bid on the first - knowing it might be returned.&nbsp; A perfect example of this is that 1824 middle date coin I posted just this past week - when I look at the coin with the naked eye it is perfect and wish all of them looked like it. Yet when I looked close with 16x glass I noticed the spot I posted a snap shot of?&nbsp; Do I consider the coin damaged - not yet, am I concerned - somewhat - my decision was to keep an eye on it and only if necessary send it into NCS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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